united in purpose and fully engaged in actively living out their faith by

lovingly serving people in need in their communities.Love INC (Love In the Name of Christ) was founded in 1977 to encourage churches to become more engaged with people in poverty and inspire Christians to put their faith in action.

Dr. Virgil Gulker Social worker, and outreach director in Holland Michigan in the late 70’s. Dr. Gulker felt he and others had been called bye God to reach out and help people trapped in poverty and in desperate need. It was clear to Dr. Gulker that if churches were to better serve their communities, they needed leadership, organization, training, encouragement, and prayer. He developed the Love INC model to fill these critical roles. Love INC taught churches to assess their capabilities, and it unified local congregations so that, working together, they could more effectively aid their neighbors.

Love INC is a model of cooperation and organization to unite churches and resources in the local community to come to the aid of house in need.